Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-332) and index.
Contents
Moving off the plantation : Southern Baptist conservatives become American evangelicals -- "The war of the worlds" : Southern Baptist conservatives as culture warriors -- From Christianity today to World magazine : Southern Baptist conservatives take their stand in Louisville -- The search for a useable past : religious liberty in a hostile culture -- Using a useable past : church-state positions -- No one has been shot yet : Southern Baptists and the abortion controversy -- Graciously submissive : Southern Baptist conservatives and women -- Conservatives can be progressive too : Southern Baptist conservatives and race.